If you’re ready to join the move to IPv6, this comprehensive guide gets you started by showing you how to create an effective IPv6 address plan. In three example-driven sections—preparation, design, and maintenance—you’ll learn principles and best practices for designing, deploying, and maintaining an address plan far beyond what’s possible with IPv4 networks.

During the course of the book, you’ll walk through the process of building a sample address plan for a fictional company. Enterprise IT network architects, engineers, and administrators will see firsthand how IPv6 provides opportunities for creating an operationally efficient plan that’s scalable, flexible, extensible, manageable, and durable.

Tom Coffeen is currently an IPv6 evangelist at Infoblox, Inc where he focuses on helping customers deploy IPv6 and enhancing IPv6 product strategy. Prior to Infoblox, Tom led the successful deployment of IPv6 at a global service provider. He brings seventeen years of network engineering and architecture experience to his current role. Tom lives in San Francisco with his partner, Eva, and their elderly cattle dog, Wojciehowicz.